Licensing
Covid 19 - What you need to know - Business and Planning Bill (aka Pavement Cafe Bill)
We have previously reported on the progress of the Planning and Business Bill through Parliament. The Bill has now reached the report stage in the House of Lords which gives all members of the Lords a further opportunity to examine and make amend...
Covid 19 - What you need to know - Data Collection Guidance Published
On Thursday (2nd July) the Government published guidance to industry in relation to the data collection referenced in earlier guidance. This requirement, which is included in guidance and not specified in regulation, has been the cause of much di...
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Covid 19 - What you need to know - Pavement Licences
Today (25th June 2020) the Government has published a draft ‘Business and Planning Bill’. Together with draft guidance about the proposed legislation. This new process is intended to streamline the route for businesses such as cafes, ...
Covid 19 - What you need to know - Liverpool announce measure to boost outdoor trading spaces.
In March Liverpool City Council announced plans for pedestrianisation for Bold Street, a city centre street known for its independent eateries as part of a raft of measures for the Ropeworks area of the city. In light of the Covid-19 pandemic a j...
Covid 19 - What you need to know - Cheltenham - Covid Recovery for Licensed Premises.
On Thursday (9th June) Cheltenham Borough Council announced temporary changes to their planning rules in order to aid business recovery as the pandemic lockdown begins to unwind. The Council states they will become one of the first local authoriti...
Covid 19 - What you need to know - Housing Minister considering #UKGrandOutDoorCafe
It has been reported that the Housing Minister, Rt Hon Christopher Pincher, is considering the calls by the #UKGrandOutDoorCafe campaign, to allow local authorities to permit hospitality operators to use open spaces and squares around their venues...
Covid 19 - What you need to know - Stirling University launches study into easing of COVID-19 restrictions on licensed premises
The University of Stirling have announced a new study “seeking to understand how the easing of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on licensed premises can be effectively managed to protect emergency services” The study is being funded by t...
Scotland - Travelling Funfairs (Licensing) (Scotland) Bill
On 29th April the Travelling Funfairs (Licensing) (Scotland) Bill was introduced in the Scottish Parliament. In a statement announcing the new Bill, Richard Lyle MSP, stated that the Bill is needed to protect showpeople’s way of living. It ...